Niku VIII Funding

[Monty Fowler]

Bob, I ... oh, never mind *points to new avatar*

And that's all I've got to say about that.

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

[Ric Gillespie]

*points to new avatar*

LOL! Monty, where do you FIND this stuff?

[Bob Smith]

No! No! No! Please don't cry Ric. You canlaugh if you want. I'm not one to judge anybody! Your direction and tenacity seem impeccable, unwavering, serious. People look to TIGHAR as an example of integrity and compare to other theories and methods. If the ocean was just a little shallower and our arms a little longer! Sometimes practicality and reason (common sense) can solve the puzzle when theories are exhausted.

[Ric Gillespie]

Thanks Bob.  I appreciate the compliment.

Sometimes practicality and reason (common sense) can solve the puzzle when theories are exhausted.

I'm having a little trouble processing that.

[Monty Fowler]

*points to new avatar*

LOL! Monty, where do you FIND this stuff?

Ahem ... I work at a research institution. We do research on ... alllllllllllll kinds of stuff.

LTM, who tries to keep a spare eyeball handy at all times,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

[JNev]

Bob,

Don't go throwing common sense into this...  :D

Now the psychics I can get into...  ::)

[JNev]

Bob, I ... oh, never mind *points to new avatar*

And that's all I've got to say about that.

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

I particularly like the loose eyeball special effects in the new avatar...

[Krystal McGinty-Carter]

I'm just going to sit over here.

[Monty Fowler]

Glad things are getting closer to the finish line, funding-wise. Niku VIII may well be our best shot at finding Amelia and Fred.

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

[Monty Fowler]

I'm hoping we're up to enough donations and pledges to go for the full length of time we'd hoped for.

LTM, who tries not to count his chickens before they, you know,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

[Ric Gillespie]

Niku VIII may well be our best shot at finding Amelia and Fred.

We've flogged this dead horse until all that's left is a partial skeleton. We have a massive preponderance of evidence amassed over 27 years of research. Give me two hours and a Powerpoint projector and I will convince any sentient being that we know what happened to Amelia and Fred. This expedition is an attempt to find additional supportive evidence that may make it easier for skeptics to understand what we've done. Maybe we've found all there is to find.  Maybe not.  The only way to know is to go and see.

[Ric Gillespie]

I'm hoping we're up to enough donations and pledges to go for the full length of time we'd hoped for.

Yes.  We'll have the full two weeks on site.  We're still short on funding but we'll be able to cover the shortfall with a loan.  It was Amelia who said, "The future is mortgaged, but what are futures for?"  We're still fundraising and will continue to do so.

[Dale O. Beethe]

I'd watch that two hour Power Point, Ric!  Have you ever thought about putting one together that could be watched online?  (You could do it in all that "spare time" I'm sure you have, right between planning an expedition and doing twenty seven fundraising programs.)  If, and I realize that's a big "if", you do ever have the time to put something like that together, it might be a good way to get your story out to people who are actually interested in the facts of the case.

[Monty Fowler]

I'm glad we are getting the full amount of time, since Niku has a nasty habit of biting you in the hind end in unexpected manners. More time gives TIGHAR more time to recover from these inevitable mishaps.

LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 ECSP

[Ted G Campbell]

How short are we Ric?  I may be able to help a little more.
Ted